Countach rebuild

[iamsuperdan]

Was over at my parents' place this weekend, and found a box of my old kits. These dates back to the mid/late 80s and my junior high days. Going to be going through these and trying to rescue them.

First one for a restoration, my Tamiya Countach. 

Other than painting the flares and some other trim flat black, and doing a little bit of detailing on the interior, this one is totally unpainted. The kit itself was originally designed for a motor and batteries, so there's no real engine detail. But I have some ideas for that. The kit is 100% complete, which is surprising considering that it has fallen apart over the years. 

Pics were taken right before it went into the purple bath. Here's a fun fact: the purple bath strips old Tamiya cxhrome from wheels and stuff in about an hour. I put everything in, came back out an hour later, and the chrome parts were completely stripped. Wish other kits stripped that easily!

Not sure where I'm going with this for colours yet. So stay tuned. 

 

 

[68shortfleet]

Funny, I found two of these in my stash recently that I have had since the early 90's. Both un-built and in there Tamiya boxes. 

Good luck on the rebuild.

[Roadrunner]

I really wish that I had some of my old car models to redo, but they're all gone now.